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LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – Opening statements were set to begin on Wednesday in the federal arson trial of a former Uber driver charged with deliberately setting a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record in Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, was indicted last October on one …
SAO PAULO, June 10 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the run-up to this year’s presidential race, recovering ground after reports linked the right-wing challenger to a disgraced banker, a poll showed on Wednesday. Leftist Lula would win a potential second-round runoff …
MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday praised Narendra Modi for becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister, saying that 250 million people had been pulled out of poverty during his rule. The Times of India said Modi had on Wednesday surpassed Jawaharlal Nehru to become the longest-serving elected prime minister in modern Indian …
Anyone following SpaceX’s plans to sell shares to the public is likely to hear terms thrown around that describe steps and components of an initial public offering. Here’s a quick guide. Initial public offering, or IPO A company’s first offering of stock to the public. It is the first time a company’s value will be …
STOCKHOLM, June 10 (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors have charged a 34-year-old man with attempted espionage for Russia, the Nordic country’s prosecution authority said on Wednesday. It said in a statement that the man previously worked in the armed forces where he had access to highly classified information. “The suspect attempted to disclose (the information) by …
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — This election year is déjà vu for Sen. Susan Collins — the Maine Republican is running for reelection as Democrats pin their hopes on a new candidate to defeat her. Last time, it was state lawmaker Sara Gideon. This time, it’s combat veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner. But Collins has …
MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday condemned an EU decision to authorise EU military vessels in the Mediterranean to stop and inspect foreign ships suspected of being part of a “shadow fleet” transporting Russian oil, and said it would take all necessary legal and other measures to protect them. The EU said on …
One of the world’s wealthiest men will appear Wednesday before the congressional panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will sit for the transcribed interview after revelations about his relationship with Epstein rocked his philanthropic foundation. Gates apologized in February to staff at the Gates Foundation for his ties to Epstein, …
BARCELONA, June 10 (Reuters) – Pope Leo, who has forcefully advocated for the rights of prisoners, visited one of Spain’s largest prisons on Wednesday, urging the inmates to make amends for their crimes and commit to living better lives. Speaking to detainees at a penitentiary outside Barcelona, in the first visit of a pope to …
By Brenda Goh and Liz Lee SEOUL/BEIJING, June 10 (Reuters) – North Korea and China both walked away claiming major wins from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit this week to the isolated state, which helped elevate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s global stature and pulled Pyongyang more tightly into China’s orbit. The two countries each …